“The healthcare industry is the perfect cyber-attack victim because it depends on technology for patient care and revenue cycles. Today, the healthcare industry has become the number one victim of cyber attacks. In 2022, there were 1,463 cyber attacks per week globally.”

— National Center for Biotechnology Information
Source: NCBI Article

“In cyberattacks on health care facilities, this downtime can significantly disrupt the delivery of care, posing a serious risk to patient safety, particularly for patients with emerging and urgent conditions.”

— JAMA Health Forum
Source: JAMA Health Forum Article

“When a health system experiences a cyberattack, the impacts extend far beyond disruptions to workflows, as patient safety can be compromised during a cyberattack. Important procedures may be delayed, clinicians can lose access to vital information such as medical history and allergies, and healthcare workers must make or defer treatment decisions without timely diagnostic imaging and lab results.”

— AHRQ PSNet
Source: AHRQ PSNet Article

“Preparing for a cyberattack should not be a concern for the hospital IT staff alone; all hospital staff must be prepared to operate during a cyber emergency.”

“Organizations also may want to develop a ‘clinical continuity’ plan. Similar to a “business continuity plan…”

”…the recent increase in cyberattacks, especially ransomware attacks, on hospitals and health systems means that the potential to experience a cyberattack that adversely affects operations is not an “if” but a “when” question.”

— The Joint Commission
Source: Sentinel Event Alert on Cybersecurity in Health Carele